• Increases Earnings per Share to $0.51 from $0.21
  • Exceeds Target for $400 Million STEP Change Cost Savings
  • Wins Large Asian Business and Expands VW Group Award to $1.6 Billion
  • Grows Scalable Platform to $3.5 Billion; Backlog of Awarded Business at $13 Billion

STAMFORD, CT – Harman International Industries, Incorporated, the leading global audio and infotainment group (NYSE: HAR), today announced results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2011. Net sales for the quarter were $948 million, an increase of 13 percent compared to the same period last year. Third quarter operating income was $54 million, an improvement of $27 million compared to the same period last year. Earnings from continuing operations per diluted share were $0.51 for the quarter compared to $0.21 in the same period last year. On a non-GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share from continuing operations were $0.60 compared to $0.27 in the same period last year.

“Our continued focus on execution has helped us achieve a sixth consecutive quarter of top and bottom line growth,” said Dinesh C. Paliwal, the Company’s Chairman, President and CEO. “I’m pleased that we have achieved our ambitious goal of a $400 million STEP Change Cost Savings program, announced in February 2008. This early decision enabled HARMAN to overcome the global economic downturn and return to profitability faster than the industry. Having developed a culture of efficiency, we have the foundation to capitalize on multiple profitable growth opportunities. The adoption of our innovative next-generation scalable platform continues to accelerate with the VW Group’s Asian business. Awards for this platform now exceed $3.5 billion, bringing our total backlog to $13 billion. We have also won multiple orders from Chinese automotive companies for our branded audio systems. We are executing our emerging market growth strategy and excellent progress is being made across all divisions,” added Paliwal.

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